Wall and ceiling hanger



June 22, 1965 J. M. MARGULIS 3,190,599

WALL AND CEILING HANGER Filed April 19, 1962 INVENTOR. JOSEPH M. MARGUL l5 MW 1M ATTOR/V'y United States Patent 3,190,599 WALL AND CEILING HANGER Joseph M. Margulis, Philadelphia, Pa. Filed Apr. 19, 1962, Ser. No. 188,642 2 Claims. (Cl. 248-205) In general this invention relates to a new and improved wall and ceiling hanger and more particularly to a versatile hanger rotatably mounted for correct positioning when applied to a wall or ceiling, and is adapted to be fastened to the wall or ceiling by any suitable means.

The hanger of the present invention may be a hook or paper clip or the like which rotates into the correct operating position for wall or ceiling use. The hanger of the present invention is adapted to be secured to the wall or ceiling by screws, adhesive, or if the ceiling or wall is metallic it will be held in place by a magnet.

It is a general object of this invention to provide a new and improved wall or ceiling hanger.

It is another object of this invention to provide a simple wall and ceiling hanger which may be rotatably mounted for proper positioning on the wall or ceiling.

It is another object of this invention to provide a new and improved wall or ceiling hanger which may be fastened by magnetic, adhesive or screw fastening means.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention there is shown in the drawings forms which are presently pre ferred; it being understood, however, that this invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown.

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view of the hanger of FIGURE 1 adapted to be secured to a wall.

FIGURE 3 is a cross sectional view taken along lines 63 of FIGURE 1 of the hanger of the present invention secured to a ceiling.

FIGURE 4 is a cross sectional view of a second embodiment of the present invention secured to a ceiling.

FIGURE 5 is a cross sectional view of a third embodiment of the present invention secured to a ceiling.

FIGURE 6 is an end view of the hanger as shown in FIGURE 5 taken along the lines 6--6 of FIGURE 5.

FIGURE 7 is an end view of the third embodiment shown in FIGURE 5 secured to a wall.

FIGURE 8 is a perspective view of the hanger of FIG- URE 4 wherein the hook is replaced by a clamp.

In FIGURE 1 there is shown a first embodiment of the hanger of the present invention generally designated by the numeral 10.

The hanger 10 includes a housing or main body 12 shaped like .a triangular prism with side walls 14 and 16. The side walls 14 .and 16 have one edge in common. Their opposite edges are adapted to be placed in abutment with a wall or ceiling. Securing tabs 18 and 20 having holes therethrough, are positioned at the open end of the main body 12. The hanger 10 has a magnetic and pressure sensitive adhesive securing means 19 in the body 1 2 thereof as is shown in FIGURE 3. In the interest of clarity, means 19 have been removed from the showing in FIG- URES 1 and 2. A flat hook 22 having an angular portion 24 is adapted to be secured to the side wall 16 of the body 12 by means of a rivet 2-6 centrally located in the side wall 1 6 and the angular portion 24, If desired, rivet 26 may be integral with portion 24.

The hook 22 is rotatably mounted upon the side wall 16 so that it may be utilized in two different positions. The first position is shown in FIGURE 2 in which the hanger 10 of the present invention is mounted by means of screws 30 passing through holes in the tabs 18 and 20 to a wall 32. In this position, the main portion of the hook 22 rests flatly against the wall 32. The angular portion 24 of the hook 22 is preferably at the same angle as the side wall 16 to the wall 32. Thus, the main portion of the hook 22 will be parallel to the wall 32 and, as the length of the portion 24 is equal to the width of the side wall .16 it will abut the wall 32.

By rotating the hook 180 degrees about the rivet 26, the hanger 10 of the present invention may be utilized for ceiling usage. The hook 22 will lie perpendicular to the ceiling 28 as shown in FIGURE 3.

A second embodiment 34 of the present invention is shown in FIGURE 4, The hanger 34 has a main body 36 with integral extending tabs 18' and 20. A hook 38 is adapted to be connected to the base 36. The base 36 has an integral, outwardly extending, semi-spherical flange portion 40 adapted to receive a ball 42 integral .with one end of the hook 38. The hook 38 passes through an opening in the flange portion 40 which allows movement of the hook 38 through a 180 degree are. The portion 40 is preferably punched out of the plane of the base 36 and then cut so as to form the opening.

In the embodiment shown in FIGURE 4, the housing or main body 36 has a magnet 44 fixedly secured as by an epoxy glue to the casing 36. One face of the magnet 44 is parallel with the tabs 18' and 20'. On this face of the magnet 44 there is a pressure sensitive adhesive 46. When the hanger 34 is ready to be secured to the ceiling 28 it may be accomplished by any one of three means. Firstly it may be secured to the ceiling 28 by screws 30 passing through holes in the tabs .18 and 20. If the user does not desire to make holes in the ceiling 28, he may press the hanger 34 against the ceiling 28 so that the pressure sensitive adhesive coating 46 adheres the hanger 34 to the ceiling 28. Lastly, if the ceiling 28 is made of a ferromagnetic material, the magnet 44 will hold the hanger 34 securely in place.

It should be noted that the pressure sensitive adhesive coating 46 is extremely thin so as not to significantly diminish the magnetic attraction between the ceiling 28 and the magnet 44.

In the position shown in FIGURE 4, the hanger 38 was perpendicular to the ceiling 28. 'If the hanger 38 was replaced by a paper clip 56 as shown in FIGURE 8, the clip would rotate 180 degrees to be parallel to the wall 32.

In FIGURE 5 there is shown a hanger similar to the one shown in FIGURE 4. However, the hanger 52 shown in FIGURE 5 has a T-bar 54 at one end thereof rather than a ball. The T-bar 54 has its ends rotatably secured in spaced flanges 50 integral with the housing or main body 36 of the hanger 48. The flanges 50 allow 180 degree movement of the hook 52 so that it may be hung from the ceiling as shown in FIGURE 6 or from the wall as shown in FIGURE 7. As indicated by the lack of section lines in FIGURE 5, the flanges 50 are preferably formed by punching portions of the bottom wall of the body 36 out of the plane thereof. The hanger 48 is secured to the wall 32 or ceiling 28 in the same manner as the hanger 34.

The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof and, accordingly, reference should be made to the appended claims, rather than to the foregoing specification .as indicating the scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. A hanger for wall and ceiling use comprising a rigid housing, first securing means associated with said housing for securing said housing to a plane surface, hanger means, and a second securing means rotatably securing said hanger means to a wall of said housing so as to allow movement of said hanger means through an arc of at least degrees with respect to the plane of said wall of said housing, said housing being substantially a triangular prism, with the base thereof adapted to be placed against a plane surface, and said wall of said housing being a side wall lying in a plane disposed at an angle approximately 45 degrees with respect to the plane of said base, and said hanger means being a hook terminating in an angular tab extending from one end of a shank portion thereof, and the angle between the plane of said tab and the plane of the hook shank portion being approximately 135 degrees.

2. The hanger of claim 1 wherein said second securing means is a rivet extending through a center portion of said angular tab.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,154,845 9/15 Cooper 248341 4 Werner 248-3'41 Moore 248341 Hogan 24"828 X Gorne 2483 41 Leas 248-341 Brennan 401.5 Woodring 40142 X Harris 248-206 Breslcw 248-205 France.

CLAUDE A. LE ROY, Primary Examiner. l5 FRANK L. ABBOTT, Examiner. 

1. A HANGER FOR WALL AND CEILING USE COMPRISING A RIGID HOUSING, FIRST SECURING MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID HOUSING FOR SECURING SAID HOUSING TO A PLANE SURFACE, HANGER MEANS, AND A SECOND SECURING MEANS ROTATABLY SECURING SAID HANGER MEANS TO A WALL OF SAID HOUSING SO AS TO ALLOW MOVEMENT OF SAID HANGER MEANS THROUGH AN ARC OF AT LEAST 90 DEGREES WITH RESPECT TO THE PLANE OF SAID WALL OF SAID HOUSING, SAID HOUSING BEING SUBSTANTIALLY A TRIANGULAR PRISM, WITH THE BASE THEREOF ADAPTED TO BE PLACED AGAINST A PLANE SURFACE, AND SAID WALL OF SAID HOUSING BEING A SIDE WALL LYING IN A PLANE DISPOSED AT AN ANGLE APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES WITH RESPECT TO THE PLANE OF SAID BASE, AND SAID HANGER MEANS BEING A HOOK TERMINATING IN AN ANGULAR TAB EXTENDING FROM ONE END OF A SHANK PORTION THEREOF, AND THE ANGLE BETWEEN THE PLANE OF SAID TAB AND THE PLANE OF THE HOOK SHANK PORTION BEING APPROXIMATELY 135 DEGREES. 